Border Patrol Shuts All Checkpoints In New Mexico

Border Patrol Shuts All Checkpoints In New Mexico
A U.S. Border Patrol agent checks identification of a driver at a highway checkpoint in West Enfield, Maine, on Aug. 1, 2018. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Federal authorities have shut down all highway Border Patrol checkpoints in New Mexico, re-allocating agents to deal with the influx of migrants from south of the border.

The checkpoints—all within 100 miles of the border—are meant to be a last line of defense against people seeking to enter the U.S. illegally.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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